title: 64 Slice multi-detector row cardiac CT.
abstract: Cardiac imaging is feasible with multi-detector row (MDCT) scanners. Coronary arterial anatomy and both non-calcified and calcified plaques are depicted at CT coronary angiography. Vessel wall pathology and luminal diameter are depicted, and secondary myocardial changes may also be seen. Diagnostic capacity has increased with technological advancement, and preliminary investigations confirm the utility of 64-MDCT in low- and intermediate-risk patients who present to the emergency department with acute chest pain. The clinical indications, 64-MDCT technique, and MDCT findings in coronary artery disease are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Harpreet K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Pannu
authors.forename: Pamela T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*